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The first version of Milwaukee's seal was developed around the time of the city's incorporation in 1846 and was used on land deeds. The original seal, depicting the city's first
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The seal was later revised to include other elements. At the center of the current version is a lighthouse scene showing a sunrise over
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Other images on the seal are a railroad train, the original city hall, a steamboat, and a house. The words
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In 1939 a stained glass version of the seal was created by Conrad Schmitt Studios as part of the
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This image is surrounded by seven stars and an abbreviation for 26: 247: 210:"MILWAUKEE CHICKS AT PRE-SEASON TRAINING PHOTOGRAPH, 1944" 584: 518: 492: 451: 408: 350: 314: 281: 160:"History of Milwaukee Government and City Hall" 109:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 259: 111:wore a uniform patch based on the city seal. 43:that displays various symbols of the city of 8: 81:appear at the top of the outer circle, and 266: 252: 244: 215:National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 164:Official Website of the City of Milwaukee 469:Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport 676:Municipal heraldry of the United States 591: 119: 127: 125: 123: 681:Official seals of places in Wisconsin 7: 138:Milwaukee County Historical Society 96:was restored and placed inside the 60:Milwaukee County Historical Society 185:"City Hall Window - Milwaukee, WI" 25: 618: 606: 594: 569: 568: 464:Milwaukee County Transit System 133:"Seal of the City of Milwaukee" 1: 90:Works Progress Administration 37:Seal of the City of Milwaukee 31:Seal of the City of Milwaukee 641:Coats of arms with buildings 474:Milwaukee Intermodal Station 92:, and in 1978 this piece of 18:Seal of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 702: 651:Coats of arms with sunrays 666:Coats of arms with clouds 656:Coats of arms with trains 564: 510:Colleges and universities 83:INCORPORATED JAN. 31 1846 661:Coats of arms with ships 646:Coats of arms with suns 85:appears at the bottom. 32: 30: 686:Symbols of Wisconsin 239:History of Milwaukee 380:Historic Third Ward 189:The Living New Deal 433:Kinnickinnic River 33: 582: 581: 556:Seal of Milwaukee 479:Port of Milwaukee 390:Metropolitan area 275:City of Milwaukee 105:Milwaukee's entry 79:CITY OF MILWAUKEE 16:(Redirected from 693: 623: 622: 621: 611: 610: 609: 599: 598: 597: 590: 572: 571: 443:Menomonee Valley 268: 261: 254: 245: 227: 226: 224: 222: 206: 200: 199: 197: 195: 181: 175: 174: 172: 170: 156: 150: 149: 147: 145: 129: 21: 701: 700: 696: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 631: 630: 629: 619: 617: 607: 605: 595: 593: 585: 583: 578: 560: 514: 488: 447: 438:Menomonee River 423:Milwaukee River 404: 385:Lincoln Village 346: 322:Washington Park 310: 277: 272: 235: 230: 220: 218: 208: 207: 203: 193: 191: 183: 182: 178: 168: 166: 158: 157: 153: 143: 141: 131: 130: 121: 117: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 699: 697: 689: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 633: 632: 628: 627: 615: 603: 580: 579: 577: 576: 565: 562: 561: 559: 558: 553: 548: 543: 541:Radio stations 538: 533: 528: 522: 520: 516: 515: 513: 512: 507: 502: 496: 494: 490: 489: 487: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 455: 453: 452:Transportation 449: 448: 446: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 414: 412: 406: 405: 403: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 356: 354: 348: 347: 345: 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 318: 316: 312: 311: 309: 308: 306:Public schools 303: 301:Public housing 298: 293: 287: 285: 279: 278: 273: 271: 270: 263: 256: 248: 242: 241: 234: 231: 229: 228: 201: 176: 151: 118: 116: 113: 98:Common Council 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 698: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 638: 636: 626: 616: 614: 604: 602: 592: 588: 575: 567: 566: 563: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 523: 521: 517: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 497: 495: 491: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 456: 454: 450: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 418:Lake Michigan 416: 415: 413: 411: 407: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 365:The East Side 363: 361: 358: 357: 355: 353: 352:Neighborhoods 349: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 319: 317: 315:Entertainment 313: 307: 304: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 288: 286: 284: 280: 276: 269: 264: 262: 257: 255: 250: 249: 246: 240: 237: 236: 232: 217: 216: 211: 205: 202: 190: 186: 180: 177: 165: 161: 155: 152: 140: 139: 134: 128: 126: 124: 120: 114: 112: 110: 106: 101: 99: 95: 91: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 67:Lake Michigan 63: 61: 57: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 29: 19: 555: 484:Lake Express 428:Jones Island 400:Sherman Park 219:. 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Seal of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Milwaukee
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lighthouse
Milwaukee County Historical Society
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Works Progress Administration
public art
Common Council
Milwaukee's entry
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League



"Seal of the City of Milwaukee"
Milwaukee County Historical Society
"History of Milwaukee Government and City Hall"
"City Hall Window - Milwaukee, WI"
"MILWAUKEE CHICKS AT PRE-SEASON TRAINING PHOTOGRAPH, 1944"
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
History of Milwaukee
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City of Milwaukee
Government
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